Etymology of the English word homiletics
the English word
homileticsusing the English suffix
-icsderived from the English word
homileticderived from the Late Latin word
homileticus (of homilies; of preaching)
derived from the Greek word
homiletikosderived from the Greek word
homiletosderived from the Greek word
homileinderived from the Greek word
homilos, ὅμιλος (association together; a multitude)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sem-derived from the Late Latin word
homileticderived from the Greek word
homiletikosderived from the Greek word
homiletosderived from the Greek word
homileinderived from the Greek word
homilos, ὅμιλος (association together; a multitude)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sem-Date
The earliest known usage of homiletics in English dates from the 17th century.
